How Winners Approach a New Year
At the end of December 2019, people were scrambling. They were desperate to make 2020 the best year yet. And I get it. The thought of starting a new year or decade can be intoxicating.
But if you want to grow yourself and your business like never before, you can’t treat the new year like everyone else. You have to approach it how the most successful people do.
It may be hard to believe, but for high achievers, January 1, 2020, was just another day. While other people were kissing at midnight and making false promises to themselves, high achievers kept doing what they do best.
On New Year’s Eve, I was in bed by ten o’clock, like every other night. The next morning, I woke up at five. I jumped into my morning routine and started getting wins.
Why?
Because those wins stacked on top of each other were going to help me win the first weeks of the decade. Those stacked on top of each other helped me win the month. When those months stack on top of each other, I’ll win 2020. Do that nine more times, and I’ve won the decade.
The fact is, your idols don’t set New Year’s resolutions. They set goals and deadlines and crush them — just like they do every other day of the year.
Consistency breeds success
That’s what sets successful people apart. They’re consistent. They stack wins. They don’t overthink their losses. And they don’t just put their time in.
When winners go through their daily routine, they do it with an eye toward growth. Their routine doesn’t cause them to stagnate. It gives them a path to grow.
These winners are fighter jets. They’re programmed to go past diversity, whether they have to go around it, through it, under it, or blow its doors off.
Because everyone goes through adversity. Everyone has challenging days. But everyone doesn’t come out on top of those days. Everyone doesn’t wake up day after day with the same determination as the day before.
Winners get beaten and bruised all the time. But they don’t stop fighting. As long as they’re alive and kicking, winners keep pushing toward success. They’re thankful to be alive, and they take the bumps of life with thankfulness. Thankful because they know the only time every day will be consistent is when they’re dead.
In the meantime, every day is a potential landmine. However, if you’ve got your shit in order and know how to approach obstacles, you won’t fear landmines.
You also won’t get worked up over a new year or a new week.
Okay, right now you may be laughing. If you follow me on social, you may think I’m a hypocrite. After all, I wrote a post about 20 things you should do every day to dominate 2020. Here’s what you may be missing.
I didn’t create that list for 2020. I compiled what I do that works. I’ve been doing those 20 things every single day for years. I do them on good days and bad days, when I have a cold, when I’m traveling for business or pleasure, when I get good news or bad news, and when I stub my toe, break my leg, or tear a muscle.
I do the same thing every day. It doesn’t matter how I feel or where I am. Those things drive me to better myself and grow my business.
That’s the difference in consistent high achievers. It doesn’t matter if it’s Monday, Thursday, or Saturday. It doesn’t matter if it’s New Year’s Eve. High achievers do the same things day in and day out — no excuses.
Approach the New Year the right way
If you have a plan to win every day, you won’t get excited about a clean slate on Monday morning or January 1. You won’t feel burdened by imaginary pressure because you ate crap food, didn’t run that ad campaign, or skipped a day in the gym. You won’t constantly quit doing things and plan to pick them up again on Monday.
Instead, you’ll take advantage of the moment you’re in. Every day, every hour will be a new chance to bust your ass and do what needs to be done.
Listen, until 15 years ago, I was a loser, a crop duster. As a foreign immigrant, I didn’t speak English. I was bullied, got in fights, and had scuffles with the cops. I was a negative, toxic person. I made excuses for myself, and my life sucked 24 hours a day.
Then something happened.
I realized I had something to offer. So I decided to dial in on success and dominate every day. I’ve had shitty days along the way, but they don’t get in the way. They teach me and push me to work harder and smarter.
That’s what I want for you. Find your ultimate goal and put it at the center of your life. Every day, focus on that goal and make every waking moment serve that goal.
If you do that, you won’t care about New Year’s. You’ll care about your next win. And when you have losses, when you wake up cranky or sick, you’ll suck it up and move on. Not because you’re super smart or super strong. But because your goal is worth it. And you only reach that goal through hard work.
That’s it. There’s no magic that happens on January 1. Nothing about you changes when the clock strikes midnight. You’ll have the same temptation for shitty foods, and you still won’t want to work out. The difference is that you don’t let that weakness, your inner bitch, tell you what to do. You put it in its place and then go work out. When dinnertime comes around, you choose healthy, protein-rich foods and leave the sugar on the shelf.
So this year, forget about the annual resolutions. Put so much focus on your big goal that a new calendar year doesn’t phase you.
Grab hold of today and start stacking wins. Build your business empire, fund the life you want, and make 2020 the year you stopped watching the calendar and started watching overwhelming success come your way.
